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Updated Steam in Action statement - 15 May 2012 Tuesday, 15 May 2012 12:13
Steam in Action started out with a bang and had a very successful few years lobbying the authorities. As a direct result of the intervention of SIA some of the locomotives that SANRASM saved and the scrapping of the Millsite National collection of locomotives near Krugersdorp was also halted although two were lost. As a result of some fairly tentative negotiations with the Heritage Rail Association of South Africa we were asked to pleased limit our activities and not to confront the authorities with regard to the many unacceptable developments that were taking place in the Railway Heritage arena. This we agreed to do but we put a timeline on it. Some 2-years later we do not believe that anything has happened and we do not believe that HRASA has the executive manpower or the resources to implement any strategic initiatives that they might have contemplated. Their approach has essentially been a passive one where they are hoping that the authorities will notice them and listen to them in due course. Our approach is somewhat different – we draw to people’s attention some things that are not right and then we challenge whoever needs to be challenged to give us answers. We are essentially a lobby group but we also act as an ombudsman.
Innibos Fees 2012 TrainTuesday, 15 May 2012 14:37
Reefsteamers have announced they will be running an ‘Innibos Fees’ Train to Nelspruit from 27th June to 1st July 2012.
Click here to see their Afrikaans brochure. (JPEG image 355KB) Click here to see their English brochure. (JPEG image 357KB) Discussion on Future SA Rail Gauge ContinuesTuesday, 15 May 2012 14:22
An interesting article appeared in Business Report recently http://www.iol.co.za/business/companies/transnet-calls-for-decision-on-rail-gauges-1.1291967 |
